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July 10 in U.S. military history

1942: A PBY Catalina crew spots an intact Japanese A6M Zero fighter that crash-landed on the Alaskan island of Akutan.

1776: Lt. Col. John Nixon, commanding the 3rd Battalion of the Philadelphia Associators militia, reads the Declaration of Independence publicly

1798: The “Quasi War” with France begins when Congress rescinds treaties with the revolutionary French government. Leading up to and

1911: Legendary aviation pioneer — and future five-star general — Henry H. “Hap” Arnold overcomes his fear of flight and

1814: On the banks of the Niagara River in Upper Canada (modern-day Ontario), The United States Army proves that they